On 1/24/2006 Michelle805 wrote:
Hi, I was told I had a renal mass and it could be w/ renal cancer on 6/27/05 by an ER doctor. The intern at the hospital made a "mistake" (thank goodness) and put in the CT for abdomen instead of Pelvis (I had pain on lower right side for weeks which mysteriously went away the next day after my ER visit, this of course had nothing to do with renal cancer) The first dr. I went to thought I and the ER doctor was crazy for thinking I had renal cancer. He said alot of ER doctors make t his assumption that mass is cancerous. He said you are a woman, your are in your thirties there is NO way you have cancer. It must be just a regular mass and won't be malignant. Well he was wrong and of course felt like a IDIOT. Oh and he gave me the diagnosis over the phone which of course was a shock since he first said I'm 100 % sure is not cancerous. What a bed-side manner?!! Needless to say I didn't keep him as my doctor. I know it's a rarity and it was a miracle that they found it and it was small and contained. I feel so blessed that it was caught early. However, my concern now is it coming back in other areas and not finding out until it's too late. My follow-up is next month which has been 6 months since my surgery. Is that normal? I have complete confidence in my dr. he is one of the best in the world. But I just assumed it would be every 3 months. Here are my questions: Has anyone who has had kidney cancer had their follow up six months after? Is there anyone out there that knows of someone in their thirites w/ kidney caner? Thanks and Best of Luck to you all! Michelle
I found your message by googling young people with RCC and your post was so long ago I guess you are the old wise one by now. I had the same sort of thing just happen to me, I started out having extreme hematuria and after six months and six doctors telling me I was only 33 and never smoked and there was no way I have cancer someone decided to order a biopsy of the mass on my right kidney and next came my RCC diagnosis. So I am going to have a nephrectomy next week and I really just want someone who will shoot it to me straight. How are you doing now mentally and physically ? Also did people you know start treating you like some kind of leper for fear of not knowing what the hell to say to you? I hope you still are on this message board and will take the time to help me out ! Thanks !